Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Israel
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Weizmann Institute of Science77,712 works
6.53
2Holon Institute of Technology4,099 works
4.73
3Ruppin Academic Center2,328 works
4.28
4Technion – Israel Institute of Technology122,353 works
4.25
5Shenkar College of Engineering and Design941 works
3.91
6Tel Aviv University209,303 works
3.90
7Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College886 works
3.83
8The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College2,324 works
3.55
9Oranim Academic College of Education1,814 works
3.47
10Ben-Gurion University of the Negev96,598 works
3.34
11Bar-Ilan University60,092 works
3.26
12Reichman University7,123 works
3.25
13Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education754 works
3.16
14Zefat Academic College1,165 works
3.16
15Tel Hai Academic College3,679 works
3.14
16Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat1,053 works
3.09
17Hebrew University of Jerusalem163,915 works
3.05
18Ashkelon Academic College1,363 works
2.98
19Ariel University15,380 works
2.93
20The Mofet Institute262 works
2.89
21Open University of Israel5,443 works
2.85
22University of Haifa48,888 works
2.79
23Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem863 works
2.60
24Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo2,478 works
2.57
25Braude College of Engineering Karmiel2,142 works
2.44
26Kaye Academic College of Education571 works
2.37
27Achva Academic College1,288 works
2.35
28Peres Academic Center562 works
2.34
29College of Management Academic Studies1,377 works
2.32
30Ono Academic College1,851 works
2.29
31Academic College at Wingate406 works
2.22
32Levinsky-Wingate Academic College415 works
2.21
33Sami Shamoon College of Engineering2,346 works
2.09
34Gordon Academic College of Education721 works
2.04
35Sapir College1,689 works
2.03
36Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts1,045 works
1.95
37David Yellin College of Education523 works
1.83
38Israel Sports Center for the Disabled44 works
1.80
39Jerusalem College of Technology2,816 works
1.79
40Afeka College of Engineering946 works
1.70
41Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee791 works
1.66
42The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel443 works
1.62
43Michlalah Jerusalem College163 works
1.61
44Talpiot College of Education180 works
1.59
45Beit Berl College1,630 works
1.56
46Sakhnin College482 works
1.52
47Western Galilee College1,262 works
1.45
48Herzog College177 works
1.24
49Levinsky College of Education514 works
1.17
50Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies138 works
0.94
Highlights
Within Israel, Weizmann Institute of Science ranks first in 2026 with 6.53, followed by Holon Institute of Technology (4.73) and Ruppin Academic Center (4.28).
Across 50 entries, values run from 6.53 (Weizmann Institute of Science) to 0.94 (Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies), with a median of 2.40.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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